For more than 10 years Emily Pantelides worked as a news anchor and reporter for a half dozen different TV stations across the nation covering everything from the Olympic games to breaking news. She started her career as an intern at WTVT and WFTS in Tampa, then attended the University of Florida where she worked at the local PBS affiliate WUFT. After graduating she worked as an anchor and reporter at TV stations in Augusta, Georgia, Roanoke, Virginia, and Jacksonville, Florida. She spent her last five years in news at WPEC-TV in West Palm Beach, serving as the station’s main morning anchor.

During Emily’s tenure in news she won numerous awards for her reporting from the Associated Press and won a first place award for general reporting by The Society of Professional Journalists. Emily was also awarded a spot in Georgia Trends magazine’s “Who’s Who in Broadcasting” and received the Georgia Association of Broadcasters prestigious GABBY award.

Emily’s experience with media relations and crisis management led her to become the media expert and spokesperson for Next Era Energy, a Fortune 500 company. Emily served as a highly trained media spokesperson, including on crisis communications teams. In her role, Emily was responsible for press training, developing and launching innovative media campaigns through traditional and social media channels and company reputation management.

Discussed in this episode:

• What are the rules for companies when it comes to social media?
• How can you walk the line between professional and personal?
• What we can all learn from DollyParton?
• Emily’s top etiquette tips
• What should you do if you mess up on social media?

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